Pegging machine.



0. ASHTON.

PEGGING MACHINE.

APPLICATION IILED MAY 4, 1308.

1 48,789, Patented Dec.31,1912.

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Patented Dec. 31, 1912.

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O. ASHTON.

PEGGING MACHINE.

APPLIUATION IILED MAY 4, 18981 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ORRELL ASHTON, 0F LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGN- MENTS, T0 UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 31, 1912.

7 Application filed May 4, 1898. Serial No. 679,666.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ORRELL Asn'roN, of Lawrence, county of Essex, and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Pegging-Machines, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like letters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates primarily to pegging machines in which the pegs are formed from a peg ribbon or strip.

One important object of the invention is to improve that type of pegging machine in which, during each cycle of operations, a plurality of pegs are formed from a single peg ribbon and driven into the stock being pegged. In this respect the machine of this present application is of the same general type as that illustrated and described in my prior and broader U. S. Patent No. 1,021,815, dated April 2, 1912, but the invention herein claimed relates to certain features not disclosed in that patent.

One of these features comprises the provision, in a machine of the type just referred to, of means which first detaches from the peg ribbon a plurality of pegs and then carries these pegs into the path of the driving means. As hereinafter described, the peg forming means comprises preferably a carrier provided with transverse grooves constructed and arranged to receive the end of the ribbon at least twice in succession during the same cycle of operations, the carrier being so actuated as to detach pegs successively from the ribbon.

Another important feature of the invention which is useful in a machine which forms and drives either one or a plurality of pegs during each cycle of operations resides in a novel mechanism by which each peg before it is driven is given auton'iatically a length corresponding to the thickness of the stock being pegged. In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated, the stock is calipered between a vertical movable stock support or horn and a stationary foot plate, while the peg ribbon is carried in a support which is so connected with the stock support as to move vertically in unison therewith, thus changing the position of the ribbon relatively to the peg forming means in such a manner that each peg as it is being driven will correspond in length with the stock into which it is being inserted.

Therefore, a further feature of the present invention is that the peg forming means is constructed and arranged first to detach from the ribbon a peg as long as the ribbon is wide and then, while the full length peg thus formed is engaged upon its sides so as to prevent it from moving longitudinally, said peg forming means carries the peg into operative relation with a shortening device which reduces the peg to the proper length for the stock being pegged.

In addition to the features above mentioned, the invention comprises also certain other novel combinations and arrangements of parts which are set forth in the following detailed description and are particularly pointed out and defined in the claims at the end of the specification.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 in front elevation shows a portion of the head of a pegging machine to which my improvements have been applied; Fig. 9. is an enlarged view of part of the peg carrier; Fig. 3, a detail of the clutch used on themain shaft; Fig. 1 is a section on the line a1, Fig. 3, looking to the left; Fig. 5 is a left hand side elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a detail showing the end of the arm m as inclined; Fig. (3, a sectional detail somewhat enlarged on the line it) Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail of the peg ribbon supplying devices; Fig. 8 shows the lower part of the machine omitted from Figs. 1 and 5, the parts being partially broken out; Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional detail of the upper end of the horn; Fig. 10, a top view of the awl receiver; Fig. 11, a section thereof on the line :0

l have chosen to illustrate my peg strip supporting and feeding mechanism as applied to a machine of the same general type as that illustrated in U. S. Patent No. 190,62 1, and herein the head A, the column A on which it rests, the main shaft C, and movable head It containing the driver-bar a, it in this instance having two drivers (4* to drive sinmltaneously two pegs, the link 0 seated on the upper end of the .driver bar, the arm 0 and spring (2 to depress the driver bar when the same has been lifted by the usual cam at the front end of the shaft C the awl carrying bar f having attached to it two like awls a the rock-shaft 7 deriving its motion from a suitable cam on the shaft C and having a toothed arm 7 which engages teeth on and reciprocates the awl carrying bar, the arm. D connected with a rock-shaft having attached to its front end a feedino' arm D carr in a stud embraced loosely behind the head of a stud-screw D by loose blocks 1) fitting between a part of the head A, and the adjustable finger B attached to the head; the fast pulley 7L9 cone-shaped at one side and provided with a brake surface C, the brake-shoe B, the foot-plate b to rest on the stock on the horn, the driver-nose E are and may be in practice substantially the same as shown in said Letters Patent No. 490,624, dated January 2 1, 1893, by like letters; while the lever C the rod (3 the carrier 6Z2 to which itis attached, said carrier having a pawl cl, the rod (Z having at its upper end a series of teeth d to be engaged by said pawl, the lever 0 to which said rod cl is connected, said lever being attached by a rod 6 to the hornspindle 5 to move it up and down according to variations in the thickness of the stock, are and may be all substantially as shown in United States Patent No. 265,227, dated September 26, 1882.

The upper end 6 of the horn-spindle has mounted upon it the hub b of a horn b The upper end of this horn contains an awlreceiver N. This receiver has two awl holes 7J which are entered by the points of the two awls used when they prick the material preparatory to receiving the pegs.

The receiver has (see Fig. 11) a threaded shank upon which is screwed a ring b having teeth to constitute a bevel gear, said teeth being engaged by bevel teeth I) at the upper end of a short shaft 6, which is connected in suitable manner with a shaft piece 6 having at its lower end abevel gear 6, engaged by a bevel gear 6 on a shaft 6 in the horn, said shaft having at its lower end a pinion b which through suitable intermediate gears 6 5 is rotated from a pinion 6 fast on the horn-spindle b. This horn Nrevolves about the hornspindie when the shoe being pegged on the horn, is being changed in position in order that the line of .pegs may be driven through the sole as required, and during this change of position of the horn, through the gearing and shafts described, the position of the re ceiver is always maintained, so that the holes 6 for the awls, will always occupy.

just the proper position to be entered by the points of the awls no matter what is the position of the horn.

The horn-spindle has aconnecting stud 0 which enters the slotted end of a lever c, pivoted at 0 the opposite end of said lever having an attached rod 0 which'is extended upwardly (see Fig. 5) and connected to the of a width equal to the longest peg which it is desired to use and which the thickness of the stock to be pegged will require. The peg ribbon support is provided with feeding mechanism shown as rolls 0 provided each at its upper end with a gear, as at 0 and 0 one intermeshing with the other so that said feed rolls or devices move in unison. One of these feed rolls has a ratchet-wheel 0 which is engaged by a pawl 0 mounted on a pawl-carrier 0 having at one end a suitable opening or eye 0 which is entered by the lower end of an arm 0 pivoted at 0 and having a roller or other stud which is actuated from a suit-able groove in the face of cam D on shaft C so that as said arm 0" is vibrated by said cam, the pawlcarrier is vibrated and made to move the feed rolls and peg strip intermittingly. The peg ribbon support has at its upper edge a tongue 0 which slides in. a suitable guide- Way behind a bar 0 fast on the fixed head A of the machine, the inner end of said support sliding against said head, which is pro vided with a vertical slot, see Figs. 6 and 7, for the passage therethrough of the peg ribbon when moved by the rolls 0 in order that the peg ribbon may be acted upon by an appliance for severing one side of a peg from the peg ribbon, said appliance being herein shown as a carrier (Z slotted longitu dinally at (Z (Fig. 2) and having one or a plurality of transverse grooves, as (Z, cl, one of which, (1, is shown as prolonged at d to receive the end of the peg ribbon as the latter is moved through said slot by said feed rolls.

The carrier (Z is fitted to slide in a recess in the inner side of the head A and is maintamed with 1ts grooved side against the vertical side of the recess in the head by a back plate 0 held in. position by screws 0, see Figs. 6 and 7. As the carrier is moved forwardly, the end of the peg ribbon 0 having entered one of said grooves, the peg ribbon. is severed crosswise by the carrier while one side of the peg ribbon is sustained firmly by one side wall of the vertical slot in the head. The lower edge of the peg ribbon in the groove 0 of the peg ribbon support will rest on the bottom of said groove, and the ribbon is so grasped and held firmly at its sides by said feed-rolls that the ribbon is moved up and down positively with the peg ribbon support.

Inasmuch as the peg ribbon support is connected with the horn-spindle, it will be noticed, when the horn descends for work of increased thickness, that the peg ribbon support descends so as to place the upper edge of the peg ribbon lower down with relation to slot (Z above described, in the peg carrier (Z and when the horn occupies a higher position, thin stock being then between it and the foot If, it will be noticed that the support 0 rises and puts the upper edge of the peg ribbon higher with relation to the said slot (Z r The carrier d is moved backward and forward by or through a suitable link (Z having connected to it at one end a lever pivoted at (Z and having at its upper and a roller or other stud which enters a cam groove in the cam (Z fast on the shaft C In its backward position, opposite that shown in Fig. 6, the groove (Z is opposite the groove 0 in which rests the peg ribbon, and while in such condition the feeding mechanism is moved to put the end of the peg rib bon in the groove d.

As the peg carrier cl is started toward the right, the upper end of the peg wood standing in the groove (Z, more or less above the slot (Z according to the length of peg required for the stock, meets a suitable peg shortener f, herein represented as a saw, said shortener determining the position of the head of the peg and consequently its length, and at the same time the surplus wood not needed in the peg to be driven at that time is removed by the part of the carrier above the slot (Z said part constituting what I have designated as a surplus remover, the surplus wood being discharged through a throat 20 shown as a slot in the head A, see Figs. 5 and 6, said throat being also partially contained in the peg ribbon support a Immediately after the peg in groove d has been shortened, the other groove cl comes opposite the end of the peg ribbon and the peg ribbon is again fed so that its end will enter this groove (5 and the second peg also is shortened and the surplus wood removed, as the carrier 6F" continues its movement. The carrier (Z therefore, constitutes one form of means by which to sever from the end of the peg ribbon a peg or a plurality of pegs between successive operations of the driver bar and its driver or drivers. It is evident that both pegs carried forward at any one movement of the carrier (Z are of equal length. Finally, the carrier (Z brings the grooves (Z and (Z into line, respectively, with the two drivers (LX, above described, which descend to drive the pegs, one driver entering the groove d, but

passing first through the groove cl, the other driver entering only the groove (l.

The wall (Z at one side of the groove 1Z aids in sustaining the portion of thepeg which is to be removed by the peg shortener f, it being shown as held in fixed position in or by the plate 0, the edge of the peg-shortener attacking the wood of the peg through the slot (Z of the carrier (Z as the said carrier is moved to the right.

From the foregoing description, it will be evident that the peg ribbon will be moved up and down automatically with relation to the slot ml, in the carrier d according to the thickness of the stock being calipered, it lying between the top of the horn and the plate Z), and the greater the portion of the upper end of the peg ribbon extended above the slot d, the less will be the thickness of the stock lying between the horn and the plate 12* and vice versa.

The main shaft C (see Fig. 3) is shown as having fast upon it at its outer end, a collar 71, having a series of springs it (see Fig. t) and said collar also has a series of holes 71, Splined on the shaft at one side of said collar is a sleeve if, having a series of pins h, adapted to enter the holes k of the collar h, and said sleeve it has an outwardly extended stud h. The sleeve it receives upon itloosely the tubular hub h of a loose pulley 7L7 having one of its faces provided with a conical depression to receive the conical part lb of a pulley h fast on. said shaft C said pulley also having attached to it the brake-pulley C.

The rocking sleeve m, mounted on a suitable stud m, extended from the framework has an arm of, beveled at one side near its free end, and said sleeve has a second arm, as m to which is jointed a rod G which is in turn connected to the end of a treadle C pivoted at C the opposite end of said treadle being adapted to receive upon it the foot of the operator. \Vhen the foot of the operator is put upon the said treadle, the rod C" is lifted, causing the arm m to rise from its contact with the stud h, letting the springs h act on the sleeve [1, to quickly force it, and the loose pulley running constantly thereon,against the conical part [L of the fast pulley h, to start the machine in operation, and when the foot of the operator is removed from said treadle, then the arm m immediately drops down upon the hollow hub h of the continuously running pulley It, and as soon as the stud k in the rotation of the shaft C meets the inclined end of the said arm m said arm acts on said stud h to move it to the left viewing Fig. 3, thus releasing the pressure of the loose pulley if against the conical part lb of the fast pulley, stopping the machine, such movement of the sleeve it compressing the springs it, said springs acting however again to cause the direct engagement of the said pulley when the lever arm m is lifted from engagement with the stud 71:". In this form of clutch mechanism the friction is released positively and quickly by the arm m and is put on more gradually and easily by the springs h.

It will be obvious. that the peg feeding mechanism, might be operated one step to each forward and backward movement of the peg carrier (Z and in such event but one peg would be carried forward at one operation, and but one awl and one driver would in such case be employed.

This invention is not necessarily limited to forming and driving two pegs at one operation, but by forming and driving two pegs at one operation the machine is made more desirable for certain classes of work; nor is the invention limited to the exact form of peg feeding mechanism nor to the devices shown for moving the feeding rolls, and instead I may employ any other usual or suitable means. I

Prior to this invention I am not aware that a plurality of pegs have ever been taken from one peg ribbon and put into position to be driven, and this part of my invention is therefore claimed broadly.

By the term peg forming means used in the claims I intend to include those parts of the machine which shorten the peg or define the position of the head, and conse quently the length of the peg, and the device for severing the side of the peg from the peg ribbon.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a pegging machine, means for forming a long peg, a peg shortener, a peg ribbon support, means ,to move said support posi tively in a vertical direction according to the required variations in the length of pegs to be cut, peg ribbon feeding means carried by said support and engaging the peg ribbon to cause the same to be raised and lowered in unison with said support and to feed the end of the peg ribbon to the means for forming the long peg, means to actuate the latter to form, in cooperation with the peg shortener, pegs varying in length according to variations in thickness of the stock.

2. In a pegging machine, a peg ribbon support, means acting on the peg ribbon to feed the same and cause the peg ribbon to rise and fall in unison with said support, means to caliper the stock being pegged, a driver, and driver-bar, actuating means for said driver-bar, and a carrier having a transverse groove to receive the end of the peg ribbon, means to move said carrier to form a peg, and peg shortening means to out said peg transversely to leave the peg of a length less than the width of the peg ribbon, said carrier delivering said peg in the line of movement of the driver.

3. In a pegging machine, a carrier having a transverse groove to receive the end of a peg ribbon, means to feed the end of a peg ribbon into said groove, a peg shortener occupying a position in the path of movement of said carrier, and means to move said carrier relatively to said shortener to shorten the peg.

4. In a pegging machine, a peg ribbon support, means to form from a peg ribbon a plurality of pegs at each operation of the machine, and means to place them in position to be driven, substantially as described.

5. In a pegging machine, means for driving a plurality of pegs at one operation, means for forming from a peg ribbon a plurality of pegs at each operation of the ma chine, said peg forming means carrying said pegs into the path of movement of the said driving means, substantially as described.

6. In a pegging machine, .a carrier provided with grooves to receive the end of the same peg ribbon twice in succession, in combination with mechanism for actuating the carrier to detach two pegs from the ribbon during one cycle of operations of said mechanism.

7. In a pegging machine, a suitable carrier adapted to receive the end of the same peg ribbon twice in succession during one movement of said carrier in one direction, said movement being divided into two steps, and a plurality of drivers to drive said pegs, substantially as described.

8. In a pegging machine, a carrier grooved to receive the end of a peg ribbon twice in succession during one movement of said carrier toward a peg driver, means to move said carrier two steps in succession in the same direction, and a peg shortener to cross cut the pegs and make a plurality of pegs of the required length, and a plurality of drivers and a driver-bar, substantially as described.

9. In a pegging machine, a carrier grooved to receive the end of a peg ribbon twice in succession during one movement of said carrier toward a peg driver, means to move said carrier two steps in succession in the same direction, and a peg shortener to cross cut the pegs and make a plurality of pegs of the required length, substantially as described.

10. In a pegging machine, a carrier grooved to receive the end of a peg ribbon twice in succession during one movement of the said carrier toward a peg driver, means to move said carrier two steps in succession in the same direction, and a peg sho-rtener to cross out two pegs in succession to make a plurality of pegs of the required length,

'a plurality of drivers, a driver-bar to actuate the same, and a plurality of awls and -means to actuate said awls, substantially as described.

11. In a pegging machine, means for driving a plurality of pegs at one operation, a peg ribbon support, means for forming from a peg ribbon a plurality of pegs at each operation of the machine, and a nose having a driver-passage and being slotted at its side above the lower end of said nose to form a lateral opening, said peg forming means carrying the formed pegs into said lateral opening and into the path of movement of said driving means.

12. In a pegging machine, a nose having a driver passage and a lateral opening leading thereinto, a peg ribbon support, a carrier movable to and fro and having two cross grooves each to receive in succession the end of the same peg ribbon during one operation of said carrier between its extreme positions, and means to move said carrier toward and from said nose.

13. In a pegging machine, a carrier grooved to receive twice in succession'the end of a peg ribbon to enable a plurality of pegs to be formed in succession during one operation of said carrier between its starting position and the position occupied by it when said plurality of pegs are to be driven therefrom into the stock, combined with a peg shortener occupying a position in the path of travel of said pegs.

14. In a pegging machine, a carrier grooved to receive twice in succession the end of a peg ribbon to enable a plurality of pegs to be formed in succession in the grooves of said carrier. said carrier having a longitudinal slot intersecting the cross grooves in which the end of the peg ribbon is entered, and a peg shortener having an acting edge entering the longitudinal slot and cross cutting each peg in the movement of the carrier.

15. In a pegging machine, a nose having a driver passage open laterally, a carrier having suitable grooves to receive twice in succession the end of a peg ribbon in order that two pegs may be formed in succession therefrom during one complete movement of the carrier, a peg ribbon support, means to feed apeg ribbon in said support, a driver-bar and a plurality of drivers, and means to move said carrier into the driverpassage of said nose. putting the pegs in the grooves thereof in line with the said drivers to enable a plurality of pegs to be driven at one operation of the driver-bar, substantially as described.

'16. In a pegging machine, a nose having a driver-passage open laterally, a carrier having suitable grooves to receive twice in succession the end of a peg ribbon in order that two pegs may be formed in succession there from during one complete movement of the carrier, a peg ribbon support, means to feed a peg ribbon in said support, and means to move the said peg ribbon up and down with relation to said carrier according toavariations in thickness of stock to be pegged, a driver-bar and a plurality of drivers, means to move said. carrier into the driver-passage of said nose, putting the pegs in the grooves thereof in line with the said drivers to enable a plurality of pegs to be driven at one operation of the driver-bar, and a peg shortener substantially as described.

17. In a pegging machine, a stock-support variable in its position according to thickness of stock being pegged, a peg ribbon support operatively connected therewith and also variable in position according to thickness of stock on the stock-support, a nose having a driver-passage open laterally, a carrier having cross-grooves to receive the end of a peg-ribbon twice in succession during the movement of the said carrier from its peg receiving to its peg discharging position, means to feed a peg ribbon in said support, means to move said carrier and place its end containing a plurality of pegsin the driver passage of the nose, combined with a plurality of drivers and actuating means therefor, and a plurality of awls and actuating means therefor, substantially as described.

18. In a pegging machine, a stock-support, a peg ribbon support, a guide in which said stock-support is adapted to be moved vertically, connections between said peg ribbon support and said stock-support to raise and lower it according to variations in thickness of stock on the stock-support, a nose, peg forming means to form a plurality of pegs in succession from the peg ribbon between successive driving operations, combined with a plurality of drivers, and means to actuate the same to drive simultaneously a plurality of pegs, substantially as described.

19. In a pegging machine, means to caliper the stock as it varies in thickness, a peg ribbon support, connections between the stock-calipering means and said support to cause said support to change its position according to the varying thickness of the stock,

means to move the peg ribbon longitudinally in said support, a device movable substantially at right angles to the direction of feeding movement of said peg ribbon and adapted to receive the end of a peg ribbon and remove therefrom in succession a plurality of pegs during one operation of said device, a peg shortener to cross out said pegs in pairs to adapt them to the varying thickness of stock being calipered, and means to drive said pegs.

20. In a pegging machine, stock calipering means including a horn or stock-support, means for automatically depressing the horn, a peg ribbon support, means engaging a peg ribbon near its leading end for feeding it intermittently a predetermined distance through its support, means to move said peg ribbon support vertically in unison with the horn, a carrier constructed and 0perated to sever a peg from the peg ribbon and to sustain and carry the severed peg, a

guideway for the carrier and a vertically fixed peg shortener to which the severed peg is presented while sustained and carried by the carrier and by which the severed peg is reduced in length to correspond to the thickness of the stock being calipered, the carrier and guideway being constructed and arranged to engage two opposite sides of the severed peg to sustain it both longitudinally and transversely while it is being shortened.

21. In a pegging machine, stock caliper ing means including a horn or stock-support, means for automatically depressing the horn, a peg ribbon support, means operating intermittently for feeding peg ribbon a predetermined distance through said support, a peg shortener, means to move said peg ribbon support vertically in unison with the horn to determine the final length of the peg according to the thickness of the stock being calipered, and a single device for cutting transversely into the peg ribbon between successive feeding movements to detach a peg from the end of the ribbon and to present the detached peg to the action of the peg shortener, a guideway for said device cooperating therewith to sustain the peg, the operation of said device and of said feeding means being so timed that the feeding ceases before the cutting begins.

22. In a pegging machine, the following instrumentalities, viz :a horn or stock-support to sustain the stock; a peg ribbon support, means to feed a peg ribbon in said support, means to move said peg ribbon support vertically in unison with said horn or stock-support, a carrier having a recess to receive the end of a peg ribbon and having a longitudinal slot transverse to the peg woo-d receiving recess, a peg shortener working in said longitudinal slot, and means to move said carrier to enable it to cut the peg ribbon transversely to remove from the peg ribbon not only a peg but also any excess of wood not wanted for the peg to be driven, substantially as described.

23. In a pegging machine, the following instrumentalities, viz :a horn or stock-support to sustain the stock, a peg ribbon support, means to feed a peg ribbon in said support, means to move said peg ribbon support vertically in unison with said horn or stock-support, a carrier grooved to receive the end of the peg ribbon and having a horizontal slot transverse to the peg ribbon receiving groove, and a peg shortener working in said horizontal slot, means to move said carrier to enable said shortener to define the position of the head of the shortened peg to be driven, said carrier in its movement severing from the peg ribbon in succession a plurality of pegs, and a driver bar having drivers to drive the pegs from said carrier, substantially as described.

24. A pegging machine containing the following instrumentalities, viz :-means to support a peg ribbon, means to feed said peg ribbon, a, suitable carrier, and operating means therefor to take at each operation thereof a plurality of pegs from said peg ribbon and put them into position to be driven, a driver having a plurality of peg drivers, and a stock-support, substantially as described.

25. In a pegging machine, a stock-support, peg ribbon supporting means, peg forming means to form from a single peg ribbon a plurality of shortened pegs and put said pegs in position to be driven, and means to drive simultaneously said plurality of pegs into the stock sustained on the stock-support.

26. In a pegging machine, a peg ribbon support, a peg ribbon feeding device carried thereby, and a pawl carrier having a pawl for moving said feeding device, combined with a lever and a cam to move the lever, said lever having a sliding fit in said pawl carrier whereby the peg ribbon support and pawl carrier may rise and fall as required while the said lever actuates said pawl carrier.

27. In a pegging machine, a peg ribbon support, a carrier having a vertical groove at one side to receive the end of a peg ribbon and a longitudinal slot, a peg shortener in said slot, having an acting edge inclined to the path of movement of the carrier, and means to move the carrier to out a peg from the end of the peg ribbon and carry said peg against said peg shortener.

28. In a pegging machine, a carrier having a transverse groove, two walls of which are arranged to engage opposite sides of a peg in the groove and a longitudinal slot intersecting said groove, a peg shortener having an acting edge entering the longitudinal slot, and means to move said carrier to shorten a peg carried in said groove.

29. In a pegging machine, a stock support, peg ribbon supporting means, connections between said support and said means whereby the movement of the one causes a corre sponding movement of the other, a nose having a lateral opening and a plurality of passages through which the pegs are driven into the stock lying on the stock support, means to form from peg ribbon a plurality of pegs shorter than the width of the ribbon and to carry them into driving position, and means to drive said pegs simultaneously.

30. In a pegging machine, a stock support, a peg ribbon support, a peg shortener, means to cut a long peg from the ribbon and to carry it into operative relation with the peg shortener, said means sustaining the peg against longitudinal movement after it has been detached, and means controlled by the stock support to change automatically the relative positions of said peg ribbon support and said peg shortener to vary the length of the peg according to variations in thickness of stock upon the stock support.

31. In a pegging machine, peg forming means comprising a carrier and means eooperating therewith for severing a long peg from a peg ribbon, a cutting device for shortening the long peg, means for actuating said carrier to sever the long peg from the peg ribbon and then to present it immediately thereafter to the said cutting device, stock-clamping means, mechanism for re lieving the pressure upon the stock of the clamping means during the feed of the stock and means for feeding the stock intermittently predetermined distances between successive operations of the peg-forming means.

32. In a pegging machine, a head having a guideway or recess, a stationary peg shortener, a carrier reciprocable in the guideway, and means cooperating with the carrier and the shortener for severing a long peg from a peg ribbon and for shortening it to a length corresponding to the thickness of the stock being pegged, said carrier and guideway engaglng the severed peg upon two opposite sides and sustaining it both longitudinally and transversely while it is being shortened.

33. In a pegging machine, a laterally movable stock feeding head having a guideway, a driver carried by and movable in the head, peg forming means including a peg carrier, fixed guiding means for the carrier, and means to actuate the peg forming means to sever a peg from peg ribbon and to move the carrier into the guideway so as to carry and guide the peg into driving position.

3&. In a pegging machine, peg forming means comprising a reciprocable device for severing a peg from peg ribbon and a peg shortener, a peg ribbonsupport constructed and arranged to engage and sustain the ribbon laterally on opposite sides at the point where it is acted upon by the severing 7 device, and means including said device for carrying the severed peg to the peg shortener and to sustain it upon all four sides while it is being shortened.

In a pegging machine, peg forming means comprising a device for severing from peg ribbon a pegot a length equal to the width of the ribbon, and a second device for shortening the severed peg to give it a length corresponding to the requirements of the stock, a peg ribbon support constructed and arranged to engage and sustain the peg ribbon laterally upon opposite sides up to the point where it is acted upon by the severing device, a slot in the head of the machine to receive and guide the severing device, and means for actuating said device to form a shortened peg.

36. In a pegging machine, a stock support, a peg ribbon support, a peg shortener, means to cut a full length peg from the ribbon and to carry it into operative relation with the peg shortener, a guideway for said means, the latter together with the guideway engaging the peg upon two opposite sides and sustaining it against longitudinal movement after it has been detached and while it is being presented to the shortener, and means controlled by the stock support to change the relative position of said peg ribbon support and said peg shortener automatieally to vary the length of the peg according to variations in thickness of the stock upon the stock support.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of .80 two subscribing witnesses.

ORRELL ASHTON.

Witnesses:

G120. IV. GREGORY, EDITH M. STODDARD.

the Commissioner of Patents. 7

Washington, D. G. 

